Taking Command: America's Unsung Military Leaders, Innovators, and Difference Makers Since World War II

by Thomas D. Phillips

Military history is often seen through the lens of a small group of military commanders who have become enshrined in the collective consciousness of the American people, leaders like Eisenhower, Patton, MacArthur, and Nimitz who became the faces of their wars. But many influential, innovative, and successful commanders have shaped the course of American conflicts in the decades since World War II - but they remain in the shadow cast by the pantheon...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811777278
• ISBN13: 9780811777278
• Release Date: June 2025
• Publisher: Stackpole Books
• Length: 320 Pages